Corona Familiar
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.

 

 

 

 

Macro brew with unbalanced bitterness... at18 IBU and very subtle malt... the only reason I was compelled to drink more... was to erase the bitterness... Life's too short... so it met the drain

Poured from a 32oz bottle with a best by date of 05/08/25.

Appearance - Poured into a lager flute, clear and a bright golden-orange in color with an off-white, finger's width head. Sub-par retention results in a thin, broken layer of suds with a fair ring around the edge. A few small spots make up the minimal lacing.

Smell - Sweet aroma with cereal grain.

Taste - Follows the nose. Cereal sweetness before a hint of hay near the finish. There's not much else there.

Mouthfeel - Very light in body with a slightly bitey carbonation. Slick drinker with a watery finish.

Overall - An easy drinking lager that doesn't deliver much in the flavor department. It's a clean drinker, in the least, but not much else to write home about.

Pours a golden straw color with a thin, sudsy white head. The nose is mostly corn and cereal grains, and that’s where the taste lands as well. The mouthfeel is light and slightly crisp. Very similar to “regular Corona, IMHO.

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours golden yellow with a small white head. Smells of cereal grain, nothing special. Tastes of plain cereal grain beer. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, an average beer.

This one pours a golden yellow-ish color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like corn, sweet grain, and a touch of grassiness.

Much like regular Corona, this is not great. It’s slightly higher in alcohol and therefore slightly sweeter, but there’s otherwise just barely anything here. It’s just sweet and bland.

This is crisp and light bodied, and pretty drinkable, despite the beer’s flaws. It’s just not an enjoyable drinking experience, however.

This is not worth a look, really.

 

My impression of this is a very fine Mexican lager. A little on the sweeter side but otherwise great in all other aspects. Can be drank from the bottle or poured out - it is a very enticing looking lager. Clear, plenty of carbonation, lingering head. Decent nose, good taste, great mouthfeel. I don't see too many people drinking this and that's a shame. Outshined by its brothers I suppose.

Grabbed a caguama of this beauty, dated BB: Feb 26. Brown bottle. Abv 4.8% calories 156. And I’m just gonna say, at only 8 calories & .2% more alcohol than the extra… why would you rate that bastard cousin higher? Ok. I’ve established that I hate the Extra, but I love the Familiar! The FEEL on this beer is out-of-this-world! Soft carbonation, and lush malty/slightly fruity? Wonderful mouthfeel. I mean. Top shelf. No off flavours. More malty, than hoppy. Although on the palette, there is a slight hop presence. But this beer is insanely drinkable. I’ve always wondered about that Corona marketing. There are at least 10 Mexican beers better than Exra…and this is one of em. Cheers!

 

 

 

 

Drank many times over many decades. Never had a problem with it. Perfect with tacos and enchiladas. Malty, slightly fruity, corny. Crisp, refreshing.

Didn’t like this last time I had it, but it’s fine actually. Tastes like a subpar light European lager. Malt, apple, prune, leaves, and light bitterness. There’s a bit of cheap metallic flavor. Get the bottle, not the can.